Thursday, January 4, 2024
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By Sunil Kothari (Portfolio Director, AtkinsRéalis) and Angela Brooks (Natural Heritage Lead, AtkinsRéalis)
Climate change and biodiversity loss are fundamentally interlinked. The preservation and protection of biodiversity has become an important consideration for transportation project development with the...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By Philip Murray and Biljana Rajlic, Hatch
In the realm of contemporary infrastructure development, the Waaban Crossing (Kingston Third Crossing) stands tall as an embodiment of transformative methodologies and innovation. This great achievement, orchestrated by the City of Kingston in collaboration with Hatch, Systra, and Kiewit...
Thursday, December 14, 2023
It’s hard to believe 2023 is almost done – how quickly a year passes when you’re as busy as TAC members, volunteers and staff are!
Looking back, it’s impressive to see what we achieved together. TAC’s councils and committees advanced work across the Association’s focus areas. Projects moved forward with strong support from...
Thursday, December 7, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By David Forsey (Associate Principal – Practice Lead, Transportation Engineering, Arcadis) and David Pau (Transportation Planner, Arcadis)
The City of Ottawa has set a goal to become North America’s most liveable mid-sized city. To help realize this vision, the City has set a goal for most trips to be made using...
Thursday, November 23, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By Justin Jones, Project Planner, WSP in Canada
Enhancing safety for cyclists and people who are blind through experiential research and new design guidance
In recent years, Canada has seen a significant increase in physically separated cycling infrastructure across its communities. While these facilities improve comfort for...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
This is one of several articles profiling the in-person Fall Technical Meetings of TAC’s six councils and their committees that took place over September 22-24, 2023.
TAC’s Technology Council welcomed 26 attendees to its fall meeting.
Guest presentations
The Council heard a presentation from Michael Tremblay, President, and CEO of Invest...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
This is one of several articles profiling the in-person Fall Technical Meetings of TAC’s six councils and their committees that took place over September 22-24, 2023.
TAC’s Mobility Council welcomed 26 attendees to its fall meeting.
Guest presentations
The Council received a presentation from Cecile Lecoq from the Federation of Canadian...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
The Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC) pooled-fund projects are only possible due to the organizations that contribute funds and nominate employees to sit on project steering committees. There are currently four projects in development – click on a title below for more information, and contact TAC if your organization would like to...
Friday, November 17, 2023
This is one of several articles profiling the in-person Fall Technical Meetings of TAC’s six councils and their committees that took place September 22-24, 2023.
TAC’s Environment & Climate Change Council had 40 attendees at its fall meeting.
Guest presentations
The Council heard presentations from Dawn Irish on the Ontario Ministry of...
Friday, November 17, 2023
This is one of several articles profiling the in-person Fall Technical Meetings of TAC’s six councils and their committees that took place over September 22-24, 2023.
TAC’s Infrastructure & Asset Management Council welcomed 33 attendees to its fall meeting.
Guest presentation
The Council received a presentation from Robert Grimwood and...
Friday, November 17, 2023
This is one of several articles profiling the in-person Fall Technical Meetings of TAC’s six councils and their committees that took place over September 22-24, 2023.
TAC’s Safety, Design & Operations Council welcomed 30 attendees to its fall meeting.
Guest presentations
The Council received a presentation on roundabouts from Phil Weber of...
Thursday, November 9, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By Glen Furtado
Concrete is the world’s second-largest industrial CO2 emitter, representing up to 8% of CO2 emissions globally and 1.4% in Canada. Concrete is also the world’s second largest commodity, second only to water, which means turning concrete into a net-zero industry is a critical piece of mitigating climate...